Overview
- Description
- Crowds of German civilians waiting, then entering cinema "Scala Lichtspiel" under compulsion. Some look disturbed as they exit. Pan, crowd of well-dressed people queuing in front of a building. A few British soldiers tend to the crowd, containing them. Another large group of people exit the building, walking past the waiting masses. MCU faces as they walk past the camera. Some smoke pipes, some with hats. Pan, group standing at opposite side of entrance doorway. Large crowd pushing to get in and out of the building. View from inside doorway, sign reading SCALA LICHTSPIELE. View of people entering building. Different view, from above, of people entering building as soldiers hold doors open. Small group looks at sign posted at side of building. CU girl. CU sign, reading SCALA, 19 MAI 1945, EINTRITT FREI! SEQ, British officer interviews Burgermeister of small town in Germany (Minden) about the atrocities he has seen at the camps, in English. More outtakes of same/repeat interview follows with different camera angles.
- Duration
- 00:08:14
- Date
-
Event:
1945
- Locale
-
Minden,
Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Imperial War Museums
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:00:01:00 to 01:08:15:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 1000 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 1000 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 1000 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 1000 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 1000 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 1000 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 1000 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 1000 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Imperial War Museums
- Conditions on Use
- For licensing enquiries and requests, contact Imperial War Museums (IWM) at filmcommercial@iwm.org.uk. IWM also offers limited services for non-commercial parties, such as for museums, armed forces, veterans and their immediate family, family history researchers, and students. For such purposes, contact film@iwm.org.uk.
- Copyright Holder
- Imperial War Museums
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased these liberation segments from the Imperial War Museum in London in February 1995.
- Note
- Some duplicate footage with Story 2605, Film ID 1001.
- Copied From
- b/w
- Film Source
- Imperial War Museums
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2707
Source Archive Number: ACB 516/1+2 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:56:59
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